G/SPS/N/NZL/613  
18 December 2019  
(19-8829) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NEW ZEALAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Primary Industries  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Zoo Crocodilia and Zoo Crocodilian Hatching Eggs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partner s  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Thailand, Australia, European Union, Singapore, 
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Import Health Standard for Zoo Crocodilia and Zoo 
Crocodilian Hatching Eggs . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_7314_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/NZL/19_7314_01_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has drafted the Import 
Health Standard for Zoo Crocodilia and Zoo Crocodilian Hatching eggs.  
The standard allows  for all species of crocodiles holding a containment approval by the 
Environmental Protection Authority to be imported from Australia, the European Union 
(EU), Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and Thailand.  
Further information can be found in the Risk Management Proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Cod e, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/NZL/613  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates fro m the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Risk Management Proposal for Zoo Crocodilia and Zoo Crocodilian Hatching Eggs  (available 
in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 January 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 December 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 7 January 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  As this is a trade facilitating measure there is no end 
date for comments.  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 January 2020 As this is a trade facilitating measure 
there is no end date for comments.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, Coordin ator, SPS  New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New 
Zealand.  Tel: +64 4 894 0431; Fax: +64 4 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Mrs Sally Jennings, Coordinator, SPS  New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington, New 
Zealand.  Tel: +64 4 894 0431; Fax: +64 4 894 0733; E -mail: sps@mpi.govt.nz  
Website: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/importing/overview/access -and-trade-into-new-
zealand/world -trade -organization -notifications/